People QuickFacts Clarksdale Mississippi Population, 2011 estimate 17,799 2,977,457 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 17,962 2,967,299 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 -0.9% 0.3% Population, 2010 17,962 2,967,297 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 8.6% 7.1% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 30.6% 25.5% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 12.3% 12.8% Female persons, percent, 2010 55.1% 51.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 19.5% 59.1% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 79.0% 37.0% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.1% 0.5% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.9% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.0% 0.0% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 0.5% 1.1% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 0.9% 2.7% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 19.3% 58.0%  Living in same house 1 year & over, percent, 2007-2011 82.2% 85.2% Foreign born persons, percent, 2007-2011 0.9% 2.2% Language other than English spoken at home, percent age 5+, 2007-2011 1.8% 3.9% High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 78.4% 80.3% Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25+, 2007-2011 17.2% 19.7% Veterans, 2007-2011 966 209,408 Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2007-2011 20.0 23.9  Housing units, 2010 7,258 1,274,719 Homeownership rate, 2007-2011 50.5% 70.6% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2007-2011 26.8% 13.4% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2007-2011 $59,300 $99,200 Households, 2007-2011 6,346 1,085,062 Persons per household, 2007-2011 2.78 2.64 Per capita money income in the past 12 months (2011 dollars), 2007-2011 $15,722 $20,521 Median household income, 2007-2011 $24,808 $38,718 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2007-2011 40.2% 21.6%     Business QuickFacts Clarksdale Mississippi Total number of firms, 2007 1,459 225,977 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 30.7% 18.0% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.3% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 1.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.0% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.8% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 27.1% 26.9%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) D 59,869,456 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 112,208 23,003,585 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 237,608 33,751,407 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $13,053 $11,552 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) D 7,045,097     Geography QuickFacts Clarksdale Mississippi Land area in square miles, 2010 13.89 46,923.27 Persons per square mile, 2010 1,293.4 63.2 FIPS Code 13820 28 Counties Coahoma County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts